as in pushing
to force one's way
the sort of greedy person who is always the first to elbow to the front of the buffet table at every party
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Recent Examples of elbowing
But Mackay doesn’t envision El Gaucho elbowing its way into the city.
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Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 31 Dec. 2025
Protecting value, however, has expanded to those seeking to transfer in the coming weeks, elbowing more players to sit out.
—Noah White, Miami Herald, 14 Dec. 2025
Less than a minute later, fourth-liner Tyler Pitlick took an elbowing penalty 100 feet from his net.
—Michael Russo, New York Times, 31 Oct. 2025
So, does this mean Goldman’s now going to be competing with the Sand Hill Road set, elbowing into more hot funding rounds?
—Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2025
In regards to Smashing Machine‘s misfire, some are elbowing A24 and its means of marketing.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2025
Immediately after the Sharks killed his elbowing penalty, Barclay Goodrow came out of the box, retrieved a puck that had been cleared out of the San Jose zone, and found Cardwell, whose backhand shot from in close went off the post before Schmid covered the puck.
—Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 27 Sep. 2025
The teen fought back, elbowing Lowery and yelling for help.
—Kansas City Star, 8 Aug. 2025
But there are alternatives to elbowing your way through the Louvre or the Colosseum.
—Andrew Richdale, AFAR Media, 17 Mar. 2025
Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 31 Dec. 2025
Protecting value, however, has expanded to those seeking to transfer in the coming weeks, elbowing more players to sit out.
—Noah White, Miami Herald, 14 Dec. 2025
Less than a minute later, fourth-liner Tyler Pitlick took an elbowing penalty 100 feet from his net.
—Michael Russo, New York Times, 31 Oct. 2025
So, does this mean Goldman’s now going to be competing with the Sand Hill Road set, elbowing into more hot funding rounds?
—Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2025
In regards to Smashing Machine‘s misfire, some are elbowing A24 and its means of marketing.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2025
Immediately after the Sharks killed his elbowing penalty, Barclay Goodrow came out of the box, retrieved a puck that had been cleared out of the San Jose zone, and found Cardwell, whose backhand shot from in close went off the post before Schmid covered the puck.
—Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 27 Sep. 2025
The teen fought back, elbowing Lowery and yelling for help.
—Kansas City Star, 8 Aug. 2025
But there are alternatives to elbowing your way through the Louvre or the Colosseum.
—Andrew Richdale, AFAR Media, 17 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for elbowing
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Kennedy Botts with Sisters PGH, a nonprofit serving the Black transgender community, is pushing back on that argument.—
Lauren Linder,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
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Friends of the Everglades is pushing for 160 square miles of additional conservation land in the Everglades Agricultural Area, to create space for 1 million more acre-feet of water storage.—
Amy Green,
Miami Herald,
9 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Echoing similar concerns, Stefani’s spokesperson, Daniel Herzstein, said in a statement that a lower rent cap would risk squeezing landlords who already face rising costs.—
CalMatters,
Oc Register,
14 Jan. 2026
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But squeezing China out of Latin America will take far more than a single show of force, no matter how impressive.—
Simon Shuster,
The Atlantic,
14 Jan. 2026
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“Elbowing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elbowing. Accessed 17 Jan. 2026.
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